New Law Center dean named
University professor Scott Bice chosen
SCOTT BICE
By R. Jane Zachary
Staff Writer
Scott Bice, a constitutional law scholar who has taught at the university Law Center since 1969, has been appointed the center's new dean.
The appointment was announced Thursday by President John R. Hubbard.
"1 consider the appointment of Scott Bice to the deanship of the Law Center as a great achievement for the university,” Hubbard said.
The search for a new dean began last June following the announcement by Dorothy Nelson of her intention to retire from the position.
Nelson, who served as dean for 13 years, has since been appointed judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
The search comnvtt>_e consisted of six faculty members from the law school, two professors from other schools within the university, two law students and representatives from several alumni groups.
The committee unanimously recommended Bice after over 30 meetings and consideration of approximately 80 candidates.
"We recommended Bice because we feel he will provide the leadership the school needs. He has proven himself to be an outstanding administrator as well as teacher and is very highly regarded by the faculty,” said Robert Elickson, professor of law and chairman of the search committee.
Bice, a university graduate, came to the Law Center as an assistant professor of law, was made a full professor in 1974 and served as associate dean for Academic Affairs from 1970 to 1974.
"In my opinion Scott has always been thought of as dean material. He excelled as a student, was editor of the Southern California Law Review, and as a teacher is greatly admired by his students.
"As associate dean for Academic Affairs he displayed exceptional skills in curriculum development and faculty recruitment," Nelson said.
"Scott recently served as co-chairman of a conference on comparative constitutional law and did an outstanding job. This conference was the first of it's kind in the nation and caused a lot of interest in Scott by other schools. He was approached by schools from the University of Washington to the University of Mississippi with regards to a deanship," Nelson said.
Ginger Bauer, a third year law student and current editor of the Southern California Law Review, served on the search committee.
"Professor Bice is an excellent teacher. He is very well organized, intelligent and articulate. But even more than that, he inspires students to excel.
"I think the student body is very pleased with his appointment and I believe he will (Continued on page 5)
Gardner takes campus tour
Did not meet with search committee
By David Rompf
Staff Writer
David Gardner, a potential candidate for the university presidency, visited the campus Thursday but did not meet with the Presidential Search committee or other university constituencies.
"He simply looked over the campus to get acquainted. That's literally all there was to it. He saw the campus and flew off,'' said Robert Benedict, university liaison to J. Robert Fluor, chairman of the Board of Trustees and the committee.
Benedict gave Gardner a campus tour.
"He didn't meet with anybody. That's the wav it was
planned," he said. Benedict did not know if or when Gardner would again be on campus.
Gardner, president of the University of Utah, met with the committee Wednesday at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel and later attended a dinner that included the executive committee of the board and other board members.
Gardner's visit was not widely known among administrators and committee members. Glenn Sonnenberg, the student representative on the committee, said he wras not told Gardner was visiting the campus. "Everything's kind of in limbo right now," Sonnenberg said.
"I only know wrhat I read in the papers. I'm not aware that
he (Gardner) is on campus today," said Solomon Golomb, vice-chairman of the committee. Fluor was not available for comment.
Zohrab Kaprielian, executive vice-president, said he had no idea of Gardner's visit, as did Virginia Ramo and Justin Dart, members of the Board of Trustees, and Vance Petersen, director of Academic Relations.
"I have no idea of the (committee's) schedule. I'm being careful (in giving out information)," Kaprielian said.
Gardner had originally scheduled a visit on Dec. 11 and 12 but cancelled because of adverse publicity on the presidential search.
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Volume LXXXVII, Number 61 University of Southern California
Friday, January 4, 1980
STUDENT IDs CHECKED CLOSELY
Fans denied Rose Bowl entry
By Paul Escobar
For thousands of USC fans, Jan. 1 was a dav to celebrate. It was the beginning of a new decade and USC was on its way to clinching its 17th Rose Bowl title.
But for hundreds of fans who went to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena with student tickets in hand, New Years was a dav for standing in line onlv to be told they would not be admitted to the stadium because they lacked a student ID card.
Though a statement on the tickets explicitly said that those without student identification would not be admitted, many students brought friends or relatives to the Rose Bowl with student tickets, only to be turned away by unrelenting ticket workers. Later, however, as the lines grew larger, many were permitted to enter with any form of identification.
Pat Tvner, manager of the ticket agency, said the large number of people without student identification was not anticipated. She said between
500 and 1,000 people were not admitted.
Gate C, designated on the tickets as the student admittance gate, was surprisingly closed. Sympathetic workers, however, provided access to many without proper identification.
One man with a non-photo student ID approached Gate C with his son, a student, and was admitted after the ticket worker learned of his predicament.
Others were not so fortunate when they discovered after purchasing student tickets at the game that they would not be admitted without photo IDs.
Two women, after being turned away at a student gate, paid a scalper $175 for a pair of general admission tickets, then destroyed their student tickets.
Ticket scalpers made the most money, and many charged fans $100 per ticket. "I just made 150 bucks," one fan mused.
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University center OKd by planning committee
By David Romero
Staff Writer
A proposed $25 to $30 million university center, which will house recreational facilities, lounges and some offices, has been approved by the Campus Planning Committee of the Board of Trustees as an official university project, according to Anthony Lazzaro, vice-president of Business Affairs.
Lazzaro said the committee made the decision at its Dec. 14 meeting, but that the project is subject to successful funding.
Tim Walker, chairman of the Student Senate student affairs committee, said there is no definite site for the center, although two on-campus sites have been considered as possibilities.
One of these sites is the intramural field south of Webb Tower, the other is west of Heritage Hall.
Walker said that opposition to the use of these sites might stop their selection. People who work in buildings currently on one of
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Staff photo by Steve Hyman
A MEMORABLE ITEM — Junji Yasuda looks at the Rose Bowl 1980 shirts following USC’s victory against Ohio State on New Year's Day.